ali Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Apologies if you've also seen this on PIO posted this on FB and thought it would be interesting on here - list 10 books that have really stayed with you for whatever reason. It should only take a few minutes - you don't have to think too hard, it’s not about the ‘right book’ or great works of literature, just ones that have affected you in some way. (It doesn’t have to be in order) Edited for @realitynotincluded The first 10 books I thought of: The Green Mile - Never seen the film but the book made me cry 'real' tears A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens loved this book and re-read it last year A Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich - Aleksandr Solzhenitsy - Had to read it at school - I was 11, it felt like chapter 29 page 2,000 and he still hadn't got out of bed ... never finished it A kestrel for a knave - Barry Hines - another book from school days - this one I loved The Keep - Paul F. Wilson - first horror type book I read Alice's adventures in wonderland - I wanted to be Alice!! St. Clares & Mallory Towers series - Enid Blyton - This is my favourite memory, my dad used to take me to the book shop every week to buy the next book in the series - I wanted to go to boarding school and play lacrosse SS GB - Len Deighton - I could imagine that if the UK had have been conquered and occupied by Germany after WW II it would be like this The Diary of Anne Frank - Perhaps the first book about a 'real' person - it touched me deeply Schindlers Ark - I read this after seeing the film Edited September 10, 2014 by ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realitynotincluded Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 hmmm so many books so little time Heidi Alice's adventures in wonderland (child hood memories of mum reading them to me) The Hobbit (introduced by primary school teacher and the first grown up book l read to my son) The Harry Potter series (read every single one to my son.... films do not even come close except maybe the first one) Painted House... John Grisham (completely different to his usual law books0 When the lion feeds... Wilber Smith (my first grown up book) Magician ....Raymond E.feist ( Given to me a long long long time ago) Butterfly in a Glass Bottle... Thomas Green ( an actual author that l know) Ladies Detective Agency...Alexander McCall Smith ( turns out to be a funny book... given to me by my dad) Adrian Mole's Diary.... Sue Townsend ( My introduction to pommy comedy... really funny) Ali l think now you should revise your book collection and give us more insight to why when and what lol ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 hmmm so many books so little time Heidi Alice's adventures in wonderland (child hood memories of mum reading them to me) The Hobbit (introduced by primary school teacher and the first grown up book l read to my son) The Harry Potter series (read every single one to my son.... films do not even come close except maybe the first one) Painted House... John Grisham (completely different to his usual law books0 When the lion feeds... Wilber Smith (my first grown up book) Magician ....Raymond E.feist ( Given to me a long long long time ago) Butterfly in a Glass Bottle... Thomas Green ( an actual author that l know) Ladies Detective Agency...Alexander McCall Smith ( turns out to be a funny book... given to me by my dad) Adrian Mole's Diary.... Sue Townsend ( My introduction to pommy comedy... really funny) Ali l think now you should revise your book collection and give us more insight to why when and what lol ...... Done ... just for you lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 My 19 year old daughters books: 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. 3. Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss. 4. Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling. 5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. 6. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. 7. Animal Farm by George Orwell. 8. A Series of Unfortunate Events (like, all of them) by Lemony Snicket. 9. The Vagenda: A Zero Tolerance Guide to the Media by Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. 10. The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wow - how to choose 1. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks 2. Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Luiz Zafon 3. The Angels Game - Carlos Luiz Zafon 4. All the Harry Potter books - J K Rowling 5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (whole series) - Steig Larsson 6. Riders (and subsequent books in the series) - Jilly Cooper 7. A Game of Thrones (whole series so far) - George R R Martin 8. The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climed out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson 9. The Labryinth Trilogy - Kate Mosse 10. (One for the ladies) Fifty Shades of Grey - E L James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm not a massive 'bookie' but here are some of the memorable ones I have read The Secret Garden- My first childhood 'real' book The Diary of Anne Frank- Read as a teenager and gave me my first glimse of the experiences that a real person went through during the war. Emma- Jane Austen- Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini, just wow A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini, Amazing and inspiring book but so sad Twelve Years a Slave- Australia- Bill Bryson (its how we ended up here!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 just read in todays papers that grandparents need to read to their grandchildren as parents do not have time and that is why children are lagging behind , what a load of tosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've seen the kite runner on a couple of lists .... might need to take it off her book shelf and have a look. It's funny you bring up your children in exactly the same way and they're very different, we read to our children every day - my daughter loves books (has 3 large bookcases in her room), my son can take them our leave them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) The kite runner is great. As is A Thousand Splendid Suns. Only didn't make my list as there were some others that just had to be on there!! Perhaps we should start a PP book club. All agree on one book to read and then post our thoughts at an arranged time!! Just had Gone Girl recommended to me. It's downloaded in the Kindle and ready to go! Edited September 11, 2014 by Nikkis2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 My 19 year old daughters books: 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. 3. Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss. 4. Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling. 5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. 6. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. 7. Animal Farm by George Orwell. 8. A Series of Unfortunate Events (like, all of them) by Lemony Snicket. 9. The Vagenda: A Zero Tolerance Guide to the Media by Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. 10. The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. I loved Green Eggs and Ham when I was a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realitynotincluded Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Phew l thought you were gonna say book swop then..... l jealously guard all my books lol.... but l like the thought of an insight to other books... if my favourite authors seem to be writing commercial gloop as l put it l have now taken to randomly looking at authors l haven't even known about and giving them a go.. had some good results.... some are hard going. The kite runner is great. As is A Thousand Splendid Suns. Only didn't make my list as there were some others that just had to be on there!! Perhaps we should start a PP book club. All agree on one book to read and then post our thoughts at an arranged time!! Just had Gone Girl recommended to me. It's downloaded in the Kindle and ready to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I loved Green Eggs and Ham when I was a kid! We still have a copy - so many happy memories her learning to read with Dr. Seuss books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy little Vegemite Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Most of my memorable books are kids books, so I guess I don't do enough reading now that I'm all grown up... Books from my childhood: 1. The very hungry caterpillar, Eric Carle, what is there not to like about a book with different sized pages with holes in them? I loved it as a kid and is the first book that I bought for my son when he was born (and we always found time to read it!) 2. The naughtiest girl in the school (series), Enid Blyton, just loved reading these books over and over again, somewhat magical to me coming from a different time and place. 3. The magic faraway tree, Enid Blyton, I'm now enjoying re-living the adventures all over again with my son. 4. Playing Beattie Bow, Ruth Park. 5. The green wind, Thurley Fowler. And books from adulthood: 6. Harry Potter series, easy to pick up and put down, just about all my frazzled brain could deal with when the kids were teeny weeny. 7. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulk 8. The lovely bones, Alice Sebold, as much as I love Peter Jackson as a director I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the movie. 9. A portrait of the artist as a young man, James Joyce, had to read it at school and I don't remember anything about the book other than it was incredibly hard for me to read, confirming for me that I am not a literary type! 10. The light between oceans, ML Stedman, my latest read, set in Western Australia, I had to finish reading it at home rather than on the train because it made me cry.... a lot! Think I'm going to go and get myself a copy of the kite runner as my next read, after I've finished reading the princess bride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelchic Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've read The Slap. Good read. I love anything by Dean Koontz (careful how you say that), although a couple of them have been a bit dark. I like Linda LaPlante books and James Patterson. I'm going to get the Kite Runner too. I only read at night in bed and quite often fall asleep with the book still in my hand. Then I have difficulty finding where I was upto and end up re-reading a chapter or two. As you can imagine, it sometimes takes me a couple of weeks to read a whole book lol. Debs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Oh no .. the Kite runner is described as heartbreaking - not sure i'll be able to read it - I don't want to cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I have the Kite Runner if any of you want to borrow it, it is heartbreaking in places, very powerful and I found I couldn't put it down. Slightly preferred a Thousand Splendid Suns but also heartbreaking. What a writer though. I read to my son every night, as I did with my daughter, she now reads herself every night. Rubbish about parents not having time. I loved Famous Five books when I was young. Debs were you at Craigie pool last Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Those 2 books are great, loved reading them both , hard to put down. and when there I go to craige pool too x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 The kite runner is great. As is A Thousand Splendid Suns. Only didn't make my list as there were some others that just had to be on there!! Perhaps we should start a PP book club. All agree on one book to read and then post our thoughts at an arranged time!! Just had Gone Girl recommended to me. It's downloaded in the Kindle and ready to go! you will love Gone Girl, it is being made into a film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelchic Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I have the Kite Runner if any of you want to borrow it, it is heartbreaking in places, very powerful and I found I couldn't put it down. Slightly preferred a Thousand Splendid Suns but also heartbreaking. What a writer though. I read to my son every night, as I did with my daughter, she now reads herself every night. Rubbish about parents not having time. I loved Famous Five books when I was young. Debs were you at Craigie pool last Friday? Yeah I was. Jonny has swimming lessons there. I didn't see you but the Friday before I thought I saw you but wasn't quite sure if it was you lol. Do you go every Friday too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Eloise has lessons at 5pm, I thought it was you but wasn't sure. Might see you later then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy little Vegemite Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Have just finished reading the kite runner, great book! I think I'll have to look out for 'A thousand splendid suns' now. Gone girl was recently recommended to me too so might have to add that to my reading wish list seeing as it gets a few mentions here... Thanks for the suggestions everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean Dominique Bauby. This book quite latterly changed my life Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn. I read a lot of 'teen' books The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch. A fantasy book about the leader of a thieves guild. Brilliant piece of writing from a very talented writer The story of the little mole who knew it was none of his business - Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch. A mole with a turd on his head, what's not to like? The hundred year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared - Jonas Jonasson. A story as curious as the title Close Quarters - Larry Heinemann. One of the first books I bought with my own money. A brutal and very graphic picture of the Vietnam war The Hobbit - Tolkein. What is there to say? The Life of Pi - Yann Martel. Probably the best book I've ever read. Absolutely glorious and I wept at the end when I realised I'd never be able to write anything so brilliant. Lord of the Flies - William Golding. Funny how the books you read as a child stay with you. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller. Genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaffanZimbo Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Heidi – Johanna Spyri The Last Juror - John Grisham The Magic Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton Treasury of Poetry – Hilda Boswell Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson A very different life – Maggie Thomson (my old Geography teacher and truly inspirational lady) Day of the Triffids – John Wyndham Gone tomorrow (and most of the Jack Reacher books) – Lee Child Don’t let’s go to the dogs tonight – Alexandra Fuller Harry Potter books (JK Rowling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) 1 Weaveworld - Clive Barker 2 Lord Of The Rings - Tolkien 3 The Simarillion - Tolkien 4 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy - Stieg larsson 5 Call of the Wild - Jack London 6 Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley 7 Witches Bible - Janet and Stuart Farr 8 Brer Rabbit - Enid Blyton - love that when a child 9 The Real Middle Earth - Brian Bates 10 Rottweilers for Dummies - Richard G Beauchamp Currently reading the Bourne books by Robert Ludlum Will read anything of substance no biographies no romance no typical girlie s"£"$e Edited October 21, 2014 by elfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo and scott Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) ive recently just finished 'Goodnight, Beautiful', by Dorothy Koomson, it was a heartwrenching book and made me cry. ive borrowed 3 more of her books and would love to find the time to read them. at the weekend I bought 'Miss Carters War' by Sheila hancock, looking forward to starting that soon too. Edited March 11, 2015 by jo and scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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